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fetal In preventing the formation OF I'm.
abaorbable p%arapeptone.t,
10. II 10 perfectly proper to drink water
before, during and after meals.
MIR. CAMDEN

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And n Chapter In tho History Of tho Stand.
ard OIL Company.
To ne Editor Of the Hltllipne-.
slR:-To the instances OF "morality"
and '~'iairness'' in the management Of the
Standard OIL Company mentioned In your
interesting editorial to-day many others
might be added. Perhaps you will give
space for tho recital Of one, which, though
occurring after Mr.. Camden'a literary
effort In <he North American Rerie,r, 10
strictly in line with his p%rotcge's whole
| education, training and character. The
people are, fortunately, becoming more
and moro aroused to the importance OF
these matterg-even II their lcgisla.
tors are not.
In 1885 complaint was made to Judge
Baxter OF the United States Court, in
Ohio, Of discrimination made by the
receiver Of tho Cleveland & Marietta
Railroad, In favor Of the Standard Oil
Company. The judge cited the receiver
before him and investigated. 1t was
found that, in the Macksburg oil country,
all the pipes for conveying oil to the rail.
road, except those owned and used by
George Rice, were owned and controlled
by tho Standard Company, and that, to
get rid OF the competition with Mr.. Rice, II
entered into a contract with tho receiver,
by which oil from its pipes was carried ut
10 cents per barrel, and RiCe's at 35 cents,
and Out Of treyy IS cents yfceirfd from Rice
the receiver paid over 10 tie Standard %
cents.
All this appeared by tho admissions OF
tho Receiver, in making his defense, and
from a letter filed by him, from which the
following Ia an extract:
"The Standard Oil Company threatens
to store, and afterwards pipe, all oils under
Its control, unless you make the following
arrangements, viz: You shall make q
Uniform rate OF 80 cents per barrel for all
persons excepting the Standard Oil Com
pany you shall charge them 10 cents pei
barrel for their oil, aud also pay them %
cents per barrel out Of the IS cents col
lected OF other shippers" 30 I
Rice had paid the 35 cents and the
Standard the 10 cents until the complaint
was made. The Judge differed from the
Standard in its yiews Of morality" snG
"%fairnees," and promptly removed the
Receiver. The case is commented on Ii
Notes of Cases for March, 1856, published
at Northport, N. Y.
As will be observed, this was not q case
OF mere Determination" It WAS really
to every intent and purpose, a tax levied
on the public by the Standard Oil com,
pany and collected for it by the receiver
Of the railroad,-though it has been pop
lsrly supposed that only the State could
exercise this power. But then, this cor
poration has been known to control legie
lures, and go rule States. Dir. Payne IL
believed to represent, in the United
States Senate, not so much the people o.
Ohio as this %stupendous and impudent
corporation and it b said that, perhaps te
repay Mr.. Camden for his literary and
other efforts in its behalf, its influence is
now being felt at Charleston to retain him
in his place in that body. But the people
sfe awaking. CAEDoK.
Wheeling, april 30. {